Cigarette and similar article



May 17, 1932' w. G. CHARLEY 1,858,951

CIGARETTE AND SIMILAR ARTICLE Filed June 11, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l /NveN-Ta IQ May 17, 1932. w. G. CHARLEY CIGARETTE AND SIMILAR ARTICLE Filed June 11, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /NVSNTJR Patented May 17, 1932 STATES PATENT fior-I-icizv i: WAI-IITELIK, GEORGE'GHARLZEY, OiF RUNTA ISAN (JUAN, iCiUBA Application kfiled Y.Tune Y1.?1., :1930,Seria1 No. 460,524, and in Cuba March-29, 1930.

This invention refers tio `cigarettes and similar far-titles, Asuch -as cigars, randhas for its `main object to provide an improvement inthe manufacture yof suchartieles whereby there are combined as ya unit, the `article and a .determined igniting matter to act 'by friction, Vfitted at 4one jend thereof, x'thus voffering the gadvan'tage'that the smoker vvvill not be compelled to vprovide himself with an additional bex of-m'atches, as 'each cigarette `Will bearattached thereto the necessary lighting agent.

Another important Aadvantage of :the invention consists in that 'thearticle -Will also be provided with meanswhereby upon {finishing smoking, the smoker will yb e able to remove the ignited endof'the cigaretteorY cigar, Which AWill be almost Iimmediately "extinguished as the bunch of con'ibu-stible matter attached thereto Will 1be insignificant, ,and the v'peril of fires and `other dangerous accidents reduced, Which ,often occurs inthe 'use of matches independent from the cigarettes or cigars as Well as .upon throwingavvay the butts thereof, VWhich remain burning for sometimes thereafter, thus transmitting `fire to the surfaces with wvhich Contact is had.

A further advantage .of the invention is that means are provided whereby `theburnt ashes of the article are retained `until such time'as the smoker desires to discard same, thereby preventingthe soiling of clothing, Vfurniture'or other articles, as frequentlyhappens with cigarettes of the lknown'type.

AFurther objects and yaolvantag'es Vderived from this invention Will .bei yfound fin 'the course'of this descriptive speciiicatiom-especially by those persons skillful in thecart to which the :invention pertains, and With the aid ofthe figures `in the attached drawings, wherein the `same reference characters ldesignate'the same parts'on thedifierentvievvs.

1 On the drawings: f Figure l isa sideA elevation -Vof :a cigarette provided vWith A'the limprovements obj ect of the present invention. i Y

FigurefQis' a vertical longitudinalsection.

Figure 3 illustrates a longitudinalsection of:a cigaretteiiittedto insert through same the extinguishing-element or means.

Figure 4 is a side elevation, in detail, of the yiight-ing ,andlex'tinguishi-ng agent.

Figure 5 is a detail-view of amodified embodiment of the ll-iglriting and extinguishing agent.

Figure '6 illustrates a longitudinal section ofi-a 'cigarette pro'vide'dyvith the improvements :object of this invention, vin 'the act of being smoked. Figure 7 is -a` similar 'section :illustrating the'step in Which the lightedend is 'disjoined from'the lbody o'f the cigarette.

FigurefS is a similar section, but illustrat-v ing ia cigarette -Wh'ere an extinguishing agent for the combustible 4portion vv-ithon't :the 4ash retaining V*means "is" used.

`liigu-rje 9 `illustiatesyin Va `similar section to Fig. 8, the step of diejoining the burning end of the cigarette. 'Figure 1l() lis another modified :embodiment of-theligliting, ashretaining andextinguishing agents. iFigure 1`1shows a side elevation, partly broken, lof the agent referred to in Fig. '10, provided With the wrapper.

iF-iglire '12 lis a sectional' longitudinal view of a eige-rette lprovided Withfa longitudinal perforation or chute tot the Aagent shown in Fig E1'1. v

`Figure 1-3- .is -a sectional longitudinal view of aeigarette equipped With'the agent sho'vvn in Figs. Llolandfll. Y l

Figure l'tis a sectionalvi'ew of a' cigarette pr'cv'ided With ktheash retaining :feature only, 'Figure "15 is a. sectional viewof 'a cigarette Without the igniting head, being provided with the ash .retaining Vvand extinguishing means only. n

Refer'ring'tothe Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4,6, 7, '8` and 9, inclusive, 4l designates .the main bodyof the ,cigarette in which, ail along .its axiallon gitudinal center :linerthere'is a tiiblar chute or perforation through which thereistitted a thin zpipe;2 ,jpreferably o-f/paper, the open ends of-vvhich have Outlets' oneach end ofthe cigarette body, whichs clearly shown en -'EigureB. 'Through-this'pipejthere isinserted a Stem `or rod 3 detailed on Figure 4, the head of which *isina'de of phosphorus or other inflammable material by friction, this head protruding and slightly separated from the front end of the cigarette body l, as indicated on Figs. l and 2, and the stem or rod 3 protruding still further out on the rear end of the cigarette, as shown in Figures l, 2, 6 and 8.

The stem or rod 3 will be made of a suitable material, for instance of an insipid noncombustible material, substantially non-conductor of heat such as glass or asbestos; or of combustible material such as paper, but it must be essential that the said material does not change or alter the taste of the cigarette or cigar objectionably.

This cigarette may be lighted by frictioning the inflammable head 4 on a rough or suitably prepared surface as if it were a match, to which end, the package of cigarettes may be provided with a surface of the kind on any .of its sides, the stem or rod 3 contributing to give a certain stiffness to the cigarette so as to prevent its bending or becoming damaged on the slight effort made when frictionin the head 4 to obtain light.

pon smoking a cigarette thus manufactured, the ashes 5 will be held around the stem or rod 3, with a certain coherence, (should the stem or rod 3 have been made of a non-combustible material, or even if it were of a combustible nature, it may be of such nature as to retain some stiffness even after combustion) until discard of the ashes is desired all as illustrated in Fig. 6. If this ash retaining feature is not desired, the stem or rod 3 may be made of a combustible material, which would easily turn into ashes, these would keep disj oining, there being only retained the lighted end 6, attached to the cigarette body l.

Be it one case or the other, in order to extinguish the cigarette it will sufce to push the stem or rod 3 gently forward, so as to obtain removal of the lighted end 6 from the cigarette body l, as illustratedV in Figures 7 and 9 of the drawings, the said lighted end thus being separated and extinguished almost immediately. Were it the case that upon manufacturing the articles, the pipe 2 became adhered to the stem 3, both parts would be pushed forward in the said operation or would take the position approximately shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

The cigarette may be manufactured by convenient mechanical devices, according tothe art.

Figure of the drawings illustrates a modiedform of the lighting and extinguishing agent.

I believe it very convenient, instead of using the inflammable head 4 referred to in the foregoing description, to employ one comprising a portion made of friction-inflammable material 7 and a little mass 8 of a combustible material, to wit: paper or saw-dust,

with a suitable binding agent. This offers the advantage that the flame or the infiammable material is practically instantaneous and with the addition of the combustible material it is maintained burning for a longer time. As only sufhcient friction inflammable material is required to ignite the combustible material, with which it is in intimate Contact, the quantity of objectionable fumes from the ignition of the former is reduced.

The stem or rod 9 may be of glass or other suitable material with a View to Obtain that the ashes may be retained with a certain coherence about the same, while the cigarette or cigar is being smoked or until such time as the smoker may desire to discard same.

This stem or rod 9 is made of glass or of any suitable material, non-heat conducting and non-combustible, and when not of a rough nature, is wrapped, adhesively, in a Ywrapper made of paper or of a suitable material l0, as illustrated in Figure 5, and is adapted through a conduit or perforation ll made throughout the axial longitudinal line of the cigarette, as shown in Figure'12, for retention of the ashes, and the operation of the extinguishing feature being similar to that previously mentioned.

In Figures 10 and l1, a further modified form of the lighting, extinguishing and ash retaining agent is shown, by having a stem 13 consist of a thin wire or similar material wound in a spiral form, andprovided with the so-called head made of the iniamrnable material 7 and the combustible material 8.

The stem or rod is wrapped with paper or other suitable materialv 14 and is inserted approximately through the axial longitudinal line of the cigarette, the spiral form of the wire providing an air or draft chamber along its center, which insures simultaneous combustion of the wrapper and the tobacco which surrounds it. This is necessary in order that the extinguishing feature shall function satisfactorily. The spiral may be of iron or other metal (in addition to other suitable materials) as the paper Wrapper effectively prevents the spiral from conducting heat to the lips or tongue of the smoker. This spiral stem with its wrapper may pro* ject from either or both ends of the cigarette. It will be noticed that the igniting head of this stem would sufficiently project from the end of the cigarette to prevent same from being tainted with the fumes on the ignition of the match head, while the paper wrapper is sufficiently combustible to burn down to the end of the cigarette, and thereby cause its lighting. It will be apparent that all the features of this invention may be incorporated in the cigarette, but if desired any one, singly, may be used, without detracting from its usefulness.

Obviously, within the substantial idea above described, many changes and/or improvements could be effected Without deviating from the spirit of the present invention, so I am not limited to the foregoing description, but desire that the Letters Patent protect all embraced Within the scope of the following claims.

I claim: l. In cigarettes and similar articles, the arrangement of a longitudinal axial chute through the body of the cigarette outletting on the ends thereof; a thin pipe inserted through said chute, and a stem of any suitable material inserted through the thin tube, one of the ends of the stem protruding from the forward end of the article, slightly spaced therefrom, and being made of a friction-inflammable material, and its opposite end protruding from the rear end of the cigarette.

2. In cigarettes and similar articles, the

arrangement through the body of the cigarette of a stem Wrapped adhesively With paper, the head of the stem being formed so as to protrude from the front end of the cigarette, `and partially made of a friction-1nflammable substance and partially of a combustible material.

3. In cigarettes and similar articles, the arrangement of a longitudinal axial chute through the body of the cigarette, and outletting on the ends thereof, a spiral stem Wrapped in a tubular casing made of nonheat-conducting material inserted through the chute and protruding from one end of the cigarette.

4. In cigarettes and similar articles, the

arrangement of a longitudinal aXial chute through the body of the cigarette, and outetting on theJ ends thereof; a spiral stem Wrapped in a tubular casing made of nonheat conducting material inserted through the chute, protruding from its ends, the front end of the stem being formed by a head made partially of a friction inflammable substance and partially of a. combustible material.

5. In cigarettes and similar articles, the

arrangement of a longitudinal axial chute through the body of the cigarette, and outletting on the ends thereof; a spiral stem Wrapped in a tubular casing made of nonheat-conducting material inserted through the chute, protruding from its ends, the front end of the stem being formed by a head made partially of a friction inflammable substance and partially of a combustible material, said head being slightly spaced from the end of the cigarette.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WALTER GEORGE CHARLEY. 

